The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-16

| room and went to sleep A party of len
who tracked him found him at O'Clock
! Monday morning. He was badly frightened.
| On South Jackson street, just beyond the
one mile post from Thomasville, is an AL
bino child, about years of age. Its com
pleXion is of peculiar whiteness, having
not the slightest trace of African blood.
The palms Of its hands and soes of its feet
are of a deeper pink flesh color than chill
dren generally have Its hair is as white as
snow and coarse and straight It's parents
are both black and this is the third issue
from the same union possessing these re
markabe features, the other two having
died at an early age The child would
never be taken for mulatto, but its pecu-
liar complexion and hair show it TO be
real albno
Last week n serious cutting aifray oc-
CURED at the house of j. H.. Black, in
Catoosa county, between George Gentry
and James Naun. An old feud existed be-
tween the two for some time, and the other
evening it eliminated In stabbing ARRAY.
The two men were at supper when the quar-
rel began. Gentry got up from the table
and went out into the yard, saying that If
Vaun wanted a difficulty he could have it
outside. Without more ado Vaun rushed
out into the yard, and drawing murder
Gus looking knife stabbed Gentry in two
places and then bOted. The wounded man
made an attempt to follow him, but fell to
the ground overcome with the loss Of blood.
DIR. Carson dressed his wounds and found
them to be quite severe, though not neces-
sarly of fatal character.
lack Galloway and lobe Scarborough
were colaborers on the farm OF q. w.
Martin, in Lee county. Tack was reported
TO Mr.. Martin by lobe for sighting his
work, which angered Tack, and he plotted
to be avenged. Wednesday while the two
were blowing in the field Zack acceSted lobe
with hate in his heart and curses on his lips.
lobe warned him not to curse him, when
lack replied that he would do worse than
curse, he would kill him. and suiting
his actions to his words, drew a knife and
made for lobe, who drew his knife and
acted on the defensive. As Jack came in
reach with his drawn knife, lobe avoided
his thrust and plunged his knife blade into
his neck Just back of the ear. The wounded
negro ran for a short distance and fell dead.
The slayer is supported by a consciousness
of having done the fearful deed in his own
defense, and has not, nor will he, make any
attempt to escape.
At Perry, Monday, e. l.. Fielder went into
the Superior Court room and there found an
owl as prisoner In exhibiting it the owl
escaped, and it was then shot and killed by
DIR. NJ. w. Havis, after an exciting chase.
The bird is supposed to be of the common
is a most beautiful bird. The under part of
the body pure white ground, with
regular spots of silver gray; under
part of wings pearl white; face
white long and slender yellow beak; eyes
coal black; on the back an indescribable
mingle of creamy buff, white and silver
gray; top of wings marked like the back,
white preponderating; tail short, creamy
white, with regular bars of silver gray.
The measurement was about three feet from
tip to tip of the outstretched wings The
owl will be placed in the hands of a skilled
taXidermist and when properly mounted
will be placed in the Perry Public Library
Hall.
George r. Brown, the Hancock county
Treasurer, failing, for some reason not pub
licly known, to appear with his books before
the grand jury at the last April term of the
Superior Court, q rule was issued against
him by the Judge of that court, Judge
BOynton then presiding, requiring him to
appear before the court at its October term
to show cause why he did not appear before
the grand jury in April, and also why he
should not be attached for contempt. The
Board of Roads and Revenues of the County
cited him to appear before them last Thurs
day and show cause why he did not pay or
ders presented to him as County Treasurer.
This he failed to answer. The
board cited him again to appear
before them ON Tuesday last. The
citation he answered under oath, saying that
he had paid all legal orders presented to
him; that ne could not appear in person be-
fore the board, since he was confined to his
bed by sickness, and that he did not recog-
nize the board as having any jurisdiction in
the matter, especially since the treasury
department of the county was being investi-
gated by another tribunal, referring to the
rule of the Judge of the Superior Court and
to the jurisdiction which the grand jury had
over him as Treasurer. This answer the
board deemed evasivo and insufficient,
and so declared the office of Treas
urer vacant, appointed j. T.
Riley, clerk of the Superior Court,
as temporary Treasurer, ordered new
election for Treasurer on Aug. 8, and issued
executions against Mr. Brown and his
securities for the amounts which he failed
TO pay on orders that had been presented to
him. Mr. Brown is now and has been for
some time quite sick, confined to his bed.
He claims, however, that he is able to make
u good and legal showing as to every thing
connected with his office. The attorney for
Mr.. George X. Brown petitions for the writ
of certiorari, and, Judge Lumpkin being
absent from the State, Judge Simmons, of
the Macon circuit, assumed jurisdiction ard
granted the writ